From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2008 ASEAN Para Games

4th ASEAN Para Games

Field	Value
name	IV ASEAN Para Games
logo	2008 ASEAN Para Games logo.jpg
size	200px
host_city	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
motto	Friendship, Equality, Opportunity
nations	11
athletes	1000
events	488 in 14 sports
opening	20 January
closing	26 January
opened_by	Surayud Chulanont
Prime Minister of Thailand
ceremony_venue	80th Birthday Stadium
previous	Manila 2005
next	Kuala Lumpur 2009
website	2008 ASEAN Para Games

Prime Minister of Thailand

The 2008 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as the 4th ASEAN Para Games, was a Southeast Asian disabled multi-sport event held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 20 to 26 January 2008, one month after the 2007 Southeast Asian Games. This was the first time Thailand hosted the ASEAN Para Games.

Around 1000 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 488 events in 14 sports. Thailand is the fourth nation to host the games after Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The games was opened and by Surayud Chulanont, the Prime Minister of Thailand at the 80th Birthday Stadium.

The final medal tally was led by host Thailand, followed by Malaysia and Vietnam. Several Games and national records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of disabled sports competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.

Development and preparation

The 4th ASEAN Para Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the games.

Venues

The 4th ASEAN Para Games had 14 venues for the games.

Nakhon Ratchasima	80th Birthday Sports Complex	Suranaree University of Technology	Other
80th Birthday Stadium	Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Athletics
Gymnasium	Boccia, Goalball
Swimming Pool	Swimming
Tennis Court	Wheelchair tennis
Campus Compound	Classification
Football Stadium	Archery
Suranareepirom Building	Badminton
Surasammanakan Building	Chess
Surapat 3 Building	Fencing
Shooting Field	shooting
Surapat 2 Building 3rd Floor	Table tennis
Keelapirom Building	Wheelchair Basketball
Rajamangala of Technology Isan	Judo
Chanapolkhan Institute of Technology	Powerlifting

Marketing

Logo

The logo of the 2008 ASEAN Para Games is the Chumpol Gate, a historical place in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Chumpol Gate represents victory. It also denotes the exquisite Thai art and culture. Curvy blue and red lines represent the pageantry of fluttering flags leading eager, excited athletes marching into the stadium. The ASEAN Para Sports Federation logo sits in the centre of the emblem, representing friendship and co-operation between participants from ASEAN countries.

Mascot

The mascot of the 2008 ASEAN Para Games, is a dove named Nok-Khao karom which is recognised as a symbol of Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Nok-Khao Karom is a local animal name of Nakhon Ratchasima for dove. Karom is described as a wise, cheerful, gentle, and friendly, reflecting the characteristics of Thai people. The name of the dove is also the abbreviation of the games' values namely, Kind, Appreciation, Reliable, Optimistic, and Manners.

The games

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held at the 80th Birthday Stadium on 20 January 2008 at 19:00 (TST). The games was declared opened by Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont.

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony was held at the 80th Birthday Stadium on 26 January 2008 at 19:00 (TST). The ASEAN Para Games responsibilities was officially handed over to Malaysia, host of the 2009 ASEAN Para Games after Laos, the host of the 2009 Southeast Asian Games, declined to host the games, citing financial difficulties.

Participating nations

Myanmar
TLS

Sports

[[File:Archery pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Archery
[[File:Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Athletics
[[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px]] Badminton
[[File:Boccia pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Boccia
[[File:Chess pictogram.svg|20px]] Chess
[[File:Wheelchair fencing pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Wheelchair fencing
[[File:Goalball pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Goalball
[[File:Judo pictogram.svg|20px]] Judo
[[File:Powerlifting pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Powerlifting
[[File:Shooting pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Shooting
[[File:Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Swimming
[[File:Table tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Table tennis
[[File:Wheelchair basketball pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Wheelchair basketball
[[File:Wheelchair tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg|20px]] Wheelchair tennis

Medal table

A total of 1052 medals comprising 488 gold medals, 320 silver medals and 244 bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The Host Thailand's performance was their best ever yet in ASEAN Para Games History and emerged as overall champion of the games.

;Key Host nation (Thailand)

References

"Next in Korat, the Asean Para Games".
(28 January 2008). "Schedule".
(28 January 2008). "official website of the games".
(28 January 2008). "official website of the games".
"Disabled athletes get set as games open in Thailand".
(21 January 2008). "4th ASEAN Para Games Opening Ceremony".
"Medal table".
(February 2021). "The heat of KL09 is felt}}{{Dead link". [[Kosmo!]].

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

2008-in-thai-sport 2008-in-asian-sport 2008-in-multi-sport-events asean-para-games sports-competitions-in-nakhon-ratchasima-province january-2008-sports-events-in-thailand 2008-in-disability-sport

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2008 ASEAN Para Games — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report